At the combine, Landry credited Pasqualoni, the Lions' new defensive coordinator, with helping hone his skills as a pass rusher.

"That man is such a great coach, it’s ridiculous,” Landry said. “Like, he pays so much close attention to the small details every single day and as the days add up, they’re going to be able to see the progress in their defense and I think they’re going to be a great defense.”

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Now that the first wave of NFL free agency is in the books, and a couple of trades have shaken up the draft order, it's time for another mock draft. Here's Dave Birkett's mock draft 2.0, where quarterbacks rule the top:
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3. New York Jets: QB Josh Rosen, UCLA – The Jets didn’t move up three spots to not take a quarterback. Rosen has the best film of the top QBs, and his willingness to think beyond football will be welcome in New York.
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6. Indianapolis Colts: DE Bradley Chubb, North Carolina State – The Colts would have taken Chubb at three. After their trade with the Jets, they still get their man and three second-round picks.
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9. San Francisco 49ers: OLB Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech – Edmunds doesn’t turn 20 until May, but should be able to help an NFL team right away at linebacker and as a pass rusher.
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12. Buffalo Bills: S Derwin James, Florida State – The Bills obviously want to trade up for a quarterback, but that’s not an option here so James can help a needy secondary.
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13. Washington: DT Vita Vea, Washington – Vea falling to 13 works out well for a Washington team that ranked last in the NFL against the run last season and faces Ezekiel Elliott (and maybe Saquon Barkley) twice a year.
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14. Green Bay Packers: CB Denzel Ward, Ohio State – The Packers could use another weapon for Aaron Rodgers, but Ward is the top cornerback in the draft and Green Bay needs help in the back end.
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16. Baltimore Ravens: C James Daniels, Iowa – The Ravens hit a home run with Iowa lineman Marshal Yanda 11 years ago. Daniels could anchor the interior of their line for years to come.
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17. Los Angeles Chargers: OT Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame – The Chargers drafted two offensive linemen last year and signed Mike Pouncey in free agency, but still need help at right tackle.
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19. Dallas Cowboys: CB Isaiah Oliver, Colorado – Oliver is a better player than his former college teammate Chidobe Awuzie, who the Cowboys liked enough to draft in the second round last year.
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20. Detroit Lions: DT Maurice Hurst, Michigan – I gave Boston College pass rusher Harold Landry to the Lions in my last mock draft and I’m not completely off that train. But Hurst’s heart scare at the combine could have him slipping in the draft, and he’d fit a more immediate – and bigger – need on the Lions’ defense. Lions doctors signed off on Nick Fairley when he had what was described to me as “a similar issue.” If they give Hurst a clean bill of health, he may end up in Detroit.
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23. Los Angeles Rams: OT Orlando Brown, Oklahoma – Brown is far from the most athletic lineman, but with Rob Havenstein heading into his free-agent year it makes sense to add some help up front.
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24. Carolina Panthers: OL Isaiah Wynn, Georgia – The Panthers lost Andrew Norwell in free agency. Wynn can replace him at guard – or play just about any other spot on the offensive line.
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25. Tennessee Titans: LB Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State – Vander Esch can play most any linebacker spot, and with Avery Williamson’s departure he could start from Day 1.
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30. Minnesota Vikings: CB Mike Hughes, UCF – The Vikings are in win-now mode, and Hughes can help at slot corner immediately and be a building block for the secondary in the future.
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DE/OLB Harold Landry, Boston College – Landry didn’t have a great season last year as he battled a high ankle sprain much of the year, but he’s one of the draft’s top few pass rushers and would be a great fit at No. 20. He had 16.5 sacks as a junior, and played for new Lions defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni in college.
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DE Marcus Davenport, UT San Antonio - Davenport is bigger and longer than Harold Landry at 6 feet 6 and with nearly 34-inch arms, but he’s not the same edge-rushing presence. He may end up a left end in the NFL, and he, too, played for a current Lions assistant, defensive line coach Bo Davis.
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DE Arden Key, LSU – Key is one of the 10 most talented players in the draft, but he comes with a host of issues including questions about the leave of absence he took from the LSU program. He appears much more risky than Bob Quinn’s first two first-round picks, but Matt Patricia has indicated he’s willing to give the right players a clean slate. Either way, the Lions are scheduled to spend time with Key this week.
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DE Sam Hubbard, Ohio State – There are four edge rushers on this list because I’m convinced the Lions take one early to play in a rotational role this fall and perhaps take over for Ziggy Ansah in 2019. Hubbard probably isn’t a right-end long-term, but he was a productive player and leader for one of college football’s best programs.
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DT Da'Ron Payne, Alabama – Payne is in contention with Washington’s Vita Vea to be the first defensive tackle taken, so he might not make it to 20. He's an excellent run defender who would pair with his old Alabama teammate, A’Shawn Robinson, in the middle of the Lions defense.
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DT Maurice Hurst, Michigan – Hurst’s draft stock is still in flux after he was sent home from the combine with a heart problem. He worked out at Michigan’s pro day and said he’s been given a clean bill of health, but every team will view him differently. A bit undersized, Hurst is one of the best interior pass rushers in the draft.
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DT Taven Bryan, Florida - Bryan was a bright spot on a disappointing Florida team last season with four sacks in 10 games. He’s just a one-year starter who left school early, so whatever team drafts Bryan is betting on potential. But the Lions, with Sylvester Williams and A’Shawn Robinson penciled in as their interior starters, are in a position where they can develop a unique talent.
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C James Daniels, Iowa – Billy Price’s pec injury left Daniels as the best center in the draft, and the Lions didn’t do much to address their interior line need in free agency. Daniels played at an Iowa program known to produce good NFL linemen. In Detroit, Daniels likely would stay at center, and the Lions could then keep Graham Glasgow at left guard.
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OL Isaiah Wynn, Georgia – Wynn played well at left tackle for the Bulldogs last year, but his frame is such that he’ll be a guard in the NFL. He’s a solid player who could start as a rookie at left guard, the position he played in 2016, and would be an immediate asset to a Lions team that ranked last in the NFL in rushing last season.
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RB Derrius Guice, LSU – The Lions signed LeGarrette Blount in free agency, but they're not done fiddling with the running back position. Guice is the No. 2 back in this draft behind Saquon Barkley. He hasn’t shown much in the pass game yet, and he battled injuries last season. But he’s a big-play threat who runs with both power and speed.
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Second round: RB Sony Michel, Georgia – I have a hard time seeing the Lions spend a first-round pick on a running back, but the need is such that it warrants attention on Day 2. Plenty of backs could be of interest, including Nick Chubb and Rashaad Penny, but Michel is well-rounded enough to make an impact as both a rusher and receiver.
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Second round: S Jessie Bates, Wake Forest – The Lions are looking for a free safety type in the draft, someone who might one day replace Glover Quin, and Bates is an impressive athlete with plenty of upside as an early-entry redshirt sophomore and good ball skills.
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Second round: TE Mike Gesicki, Penn State – The Lions filled what Matt Patricia called their biggest need by signing Levine Toilolo last week, but Gesicki would add a different dimension to the position. He’s an offensive weapon and the best athlete among draft-eligible tight ends.
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Second round: DE Josh Sweat, Florida State - If the Lions don't take an edge rusher in Round 1, they better look hard at the position on Day 2. Sweat's evaluation will be partly about his medicals after a series of knee injuries. But he's built like an NFL pass rusher and he did have 24 tackles for loss the last two seasons.
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Second round: DT Harrison Phillips, Stanford – Phillips struck me as the type of smart, talented, hard-working player the Lions would want after talking to him at the Senior Bowl in January. He had a whopping 103 tackles as an interior lineman last season and is a better interior pass rusher than people give him credit for.
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Landry, at 6 feet 2 and 252 pounds, doesn't have prototypical defensive end size — Ansah, for comparison, is 6 feet 5 and 275 pounds — but that might not matter for new coach Matt Patricia, who has promised to move players around and use them in multiple ways.

Anthony Zettel, Cornelius Washington and Kerry Hyder, who's coming off a torn Achilles, also return at the position.

"In Harold Landry, I think you're getting a guy that understands the art of pass rushing," NFL Network analyst Bucky Brooks said in a teleconference call this week. "He has some moves in his bag that are polished. He can explode off the ball. He can dip and rip, and then you see the production from his junior season, it's easy to kind of fall in love with him in that regard."

The team has hosted several other potential first-round picks in recent weeks, including Stanford safety Justin Reid and Boise State linebacker Leighton Vander Esch, and their list of visitors on Friday included two offensive tackles, Louisville's Geron Christian and Oklahoma's Orlando Brown, and two safeties, Wake Forest's Jessie Bates and Arizona's Dane Cruikshank.

Bates and Brown are potential second-round picks, while Christian and Cruikshank are likely mid-round choices.